Simon Schmied
Conducting Candidate 2025
Biography
Place of Birth
Biel/Bienne (CH)
Place of Residence
Madrid (ES)
Studies
- Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía (ES), Profs. Nicolás Pasquet, Jordi Francés, Miguel Ángel García Cañamero
- Hochschule Luzern – Musik (CH), Prof. Clemens Heil
- Hochschule für Musik Basel (CH), Profs. Adelina Oprean, Rainer Schmidt
Highlights
- Gstaad Festival Orchestra (CH), Assistant Conductor to Sir Mark Elder, 2024
- Gstaad Festival Orchestra, (CH), Gstaad Conducting Academy, Masterclass with Johannes Schlaefli and Jaap van Zweden, 2024
- Kammerorchester Basel (CH), Masterclass with Johannes Schlaefli, 2023
- Festival Strings Lucerne (CH), Conducting Master Recital (Student Project), 2022
COMPETITION PROGRAMME
First Round - Haute École de Musique de Genève Orchestra
- L.v. Beethoven: Symphony No. 2
- F. Schubert: Symphony No. 5
Second Round - Orchestre de Chambre de Genève
- I. Stravinsky: Danses concertantes
- P.I. Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings
- R. Wagner: Siegfried Idyll
Semi-Final 1 - Orchestre de Chambre de Genève
- G. Bizet: Symphony in C
- L. Farrenc: Symphony No. 3
- F. Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 « Scottish »
Semi-Final 2 - Ensemble Contrechamps
- Ligeti: Kammerkonzert
- U. Chin: Gougalon
Semi-Final 3 - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
- C. Debussy: La Mer
- R. Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 (1st movement)
- R. Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129 (1st movement)
Final Round 1 - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
- 3 finalist works from the Composition Competition
Final Round 2 - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
- R. Strauss: Don Juan
- C. Debussy: Ibéria